The parseInt() function works great for it, thanx! "Hayes, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The form field values are text, so it's concatenating them. Try the > javascript parseInt() function. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bernd VanSkiver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 10:13 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: OT: javascript add problem > > > Sorry about the OT question, but am stumped as to why this won't work. > Trying > to use JavaScript to add the numbers in form fields together, instead of > adding them, it is appending them to each other. Here is my code: > > <script language="JavaScript"> > function AddToBasket() > { > OrderBooks.TotalQty.value = 0 > OrderBooks.TotalQty.value = eval(OrderBooks.SW.value + > OrderBooks.SP.value) > } > </script> > > It is taking the value of OrderBooks.SP.value and apending it to > OrderBooks.SW.value instead of adding them. For example, > OrderBooks.SW.value > = 3 and OrderBooks.SP.value = 5, I am getting 35 instead of 8. Have tried > it > without the eval() in there and have set each form value equal to a > javascript > variable also with no change in results. > > Bernd VanSkiver > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ColdFusion Developer > ICQ #: 916324 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
